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RULES Mr. Pearson and Ms Jung retain all final decision making power. Mr. Pearson and Ms Jung may add or modify rules at any point during game play. You must show all your work. Cell phones may not be used under any circumstances. Any visible cell phones at any time during the game will result in an automatic disqualification. ◦ You may not be informed of your disqualification until the end of game play. Recall that your behavior today will indicate whether we can have competitions in the future. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION

GAME PLAY Questions will be revealed once everyone is silent and has their eyes on the board. One point is given for a correct answer, whether your team was first or not. ◦ An additional bonus point is given to the first team to answer. Once your team has the answer, the designated reporter will raise his or her hand. ◦ The answer will not be revealed until all teams have completed the calculation or surrendered. THE ANSWER MUST HAVE CORRECT SIGNIFICANT FIGURES The first team to “buzz in” will give their answer. If they are incorrect, then the second team will have a chance to answer and steal the bonus point.

QUESTION Mr. Pearson teaches an average of 150. students per year. Assuming he is an immortal vampire, how many students could he teach in a millennia?

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QUESTION How many hours will it take for Ms Jung to drive to Seattle? ◦ Assume she drives straight through with no stops or breaks ◦ Assume her average speed is 55 mph ◦ Seattle is miles away from Minneapolis

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QUESTION TWO How much money should Ms Jung save to pay for gas? ◦ Assume gas is $3.25/gal ◦ Car gets 21 miles/gal ◦ Recall that Minneapolis to Seattle is miles

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QUESTION Ms Jung loves pumpkin spice lattes (PSL). Assume that one 16 oz PSL is $4.00. How much would it cost for her to fill a swimming pool with PSL? ◦ Assume the swimming pool holds 5310 gallons of PSL

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QUESTION Ms Jung buys a 16oz PSL for $4.25. Her “friend” John drinks 40.0 mL of her latte. Once he gets out of the hospital, how much does he owe her?

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QUESTION Chanel N o 5 costs $76.00 for oz. What is the price for a gallon?

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QUESTION Mr. Pearson drinks a gallon of milk a week. How many mL does he drink per day? ◦ Assume he drinks the same amount for each of the 7 days

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QUESTION Mr. Pearson’s family eats 8 containers of yogurt a week. By recycling the containers, how many pounds of plastic do they keep out the landfill in a year? ◦ Assume the yogurt container’s mass is 7.95 g

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QUESTION Ms Jung is 68” tall. How many Ms Jungs, laid head to toe, will it take to reach the moon? ◦ Assume the moon is 384,403 km away

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LIGHTENING ROUND Convert -200 ºC to Kelvin ◦ K = C Convert 0 ºF to Celsius ◦ F = (C x 9/5) + 32 Convert 300 K to Fahrenheit ◦ C = (F - 32) x 5/9